Rag doll



Oct. 20, 1925- -A. BRUCKNER RAG DOLL FiledJuly 21, 1921 2 Sheets-Shut 1Oct. 20, 1925.

A. BRUCKNER RAG DOLL Filed July 21, 1.92], 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedOct. 20, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALBERT BRT ICKNER, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

RAG DOLL.

Application filed July 21, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT Bm'ionnnu, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rag Dollsof which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dolls and has for its primary object toprovide a doll of that general character commonly known as a rag-dollwhich is of such construction that it will strongly resemble the moreexpensive dolls having bisque or china heads.

One of the important objects of this invention is to provide a head forrag-dolls having a front or face portion stamped or embossed by suitabledies from papiermach or other suitable composition material'and apacking or stuffing confining fabric constituting the top, rear and sideportions of the head and to which a wig is adapted to be applied.

It is also another object of the invention to provide improved means formounting the head upon the body of the doll so that the head may beadjusted to various positions in accordance with different postures inwhich the doll is placed.

I propose to attain the above noted objects by means of relatively fewsimply constructed parts which will not add materially to the sellingcost of the ordinary doll of this character.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theimproved construction, combination and relative arrangement of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustratedin the accompanying drawings and subsequently incorporated in thesubjoined claims.

In the drawings wherein I have illustrated the several practicalembodiments of the invention and in which similar reference charactersdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ragdoll constructed in accordancewith an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the several parts of the dollhead and the bust portion in separated relation;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the parts before the wig is applied;

Figure 4 is a rear elevation;

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view show- Serial No. 4%6388.

ing the means for connecting the head to the body of the doll;

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view through the head and bust ortionsshowing a slightly modified construction, and

Figure 7 is a perspective view ofthe parts seen in Figure 6 separatedfrom each other.

Referring in detail to the drawings and more particularly to Figures 1to s inclusive, 5 designates the front or portion of the doll head. Thisface portion is formed of papier-mache or other fibrous compositionmaterial by stamping or embossing the same in a manner well known in theart. The outer surface thereof is properly painted or tinted torepresent the eyes, cheeks, lips and nose of the doll. The top,

rear and side portions of the doll head are formed from several stripsof fabric 6 which are cut in proper shape and size and stitched togetheralong their meeting edges as at '7. These connected sections of fabricconfine the packing or stufling material 7 which may consist of hair,cotton or any other equivulent material which may be satisfactorilyemployed for this purpose. The lower ends of the several pieces offabric 6 and of the face portion 5 of the doll head are secured to adisc 8 by an adhesive or any other suitable means. This disc is providedwith a central opening through which the bolt 1 is loosely engaged, thehead of said bolt engaging the upper surface of the disc and preventingthe disconnection of the bolt from the disc. The shank of the bolt 9 isdisposed through a central opening 11 in the top wall of the bust member10 to which the fabric walls of the body of the doll are suitablyconnected. A washer l2 and a wing nut 13 are engaged upon the lower endof said bolt and the wing nut is adjusted to hold the washer 12 inproper frictional engagement with the under side of the top wall of thebust member 10 so as to thereby retain the doll head in any position towhich it may be adjusted with respect to the body.

Upon the fabric constituting the rear and side and top portions of thehead a wig indicated at 14, may be readily secured by means of asuitable adhesive. In this man'- ner, it will be seen that the improveddoll head may be made very realistic, notwithstanding the fact thatrelatively inexpensive materials are employed in its construct on. Byproper treatment the tinted or painted surfaces of the papier-mfich faceportion of the, head may be en a plat-1c or high polish. a; pearance of$51 I The visuzn the doll head will then closely resemble a headconstructed of bisque. china or other like materials heretofore emplo edbut unlike such materials, i l not acturc break when accidentahvdroooer.

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A. r i l 1. r 1., die body. arms and i d e dod znm dolls this type andmay be artistically l'iy mounting r th bodv there he i i providinga'djustable head. a h to reality secured and t and pieasure will be doiilOl'G relation to the oody as is the cardinal.' rag-doll as heretoforeFigures (3 and T of drawings l have shown a slight niodined form or theinvention where n the bust member 10 of semi-spherical form and thecentral portion its wa is provided with a slot extending forwarandrearwardly from the center. l

e concave Reine coneen c vith the wall of thelmst ember es the bolt 9extending through ant e in the slot 15 m the wing nut 13 is ad usteo tohold the washer 12- nal contact with the T ered in connection with thedrawings the construction and adv.

\ itagos of the several described embodiments of "he invention will bereadily understood. By means of the present imp1-e .'en1ents, a doll maybe produced at cost only slightly in excess of that incident to themanufacture of the ordinary rag-doll and which may, therefore. be soldat a price which is considerably less than that of dolls equipped 'on:than when the head is 1 Thus, in this conaccompanvin with movable headswhich are provided in that type of doll having movably attached limbsand the head ofwhich isconstructed of bisque, china, porcelain or otherrelatively expensive material.

lhave herein referred to several constructions which I have found to bevery satisfactory in practical use, but it is manifest that theseconstructions might be modified in *arious minor respects. Accordingly,the privilege is reserved of resorting to all such n te changes in theform construction rela ive arrangement of the several p. s as may befr... embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as c aimed ii i l. doll-head having a rigid face porc sire portions extendingbackward from the side edges of the rigid face portion, and anintermediate fabric top and rear portion extending backward from the topedge of the rigid face portion. said side portions and the top and rearportion being stitch d together along their lateral meet edges and eachof saidfabric portions attached to the rear edge of saidgface portion awig attached to each of the fabric portions and a base disc forattaching the head to each of at their said disc at the marginal edgethereof.

A doll of the character described hav ing a head comprising a faceportion .of

ihe fabric portions being attached relatively'rigid material and top,side and rear portions of fabrieconfining a stuffing material againstsaid face portion, a wig secured upon the fabric portions of the head, abust member havin aslot in its wall and meansfor attaching the head tosaid bust member including a bolt'rotatable and longitudinally shiflablein said slot, and means for fixing said bolt to the head whereby thehead may be adjusted to various angular positions with respect tothebody.

3. A doll having a body including a rigid bust member having a sphericalportion projecting upwardly, a head for the doll body having acooperating spherical de pression in a lower portion adapted to slideforwardly and backwardly and turn on the spherical upper portion of thebust, and means for mounting said head upon said hast member for saidbodily adjustment for wardly or rearwardly of the median plane of thedollbody and for independent axial rotation in any one of its adjustedpositions.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, and I havesigned my name hereunder.

ALBERT BRUCKNER;

a dollbody. said face portion and lower edges to the upper surface of,

